Emmanuel Macron will visit Ireland next Thursday.
The French president will arrive in Dublin on August 26th for what the Government described on Friday as a “short working visit”.
President Michael D Higgins will greet Mr Macron at Áras an Uachtaráin.
Mr Macron will then travel to Government buildings in Dublin city centre for a working lunch with Taoiseach Micheál Martin.
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The Government said the focus will be on EU and international issues, as well as Covid-19 and Irish-French relations.
Mr Macron will be accompanied on the visit by a number of ministers who will attend meetings with their Irish counterparts. – PA
